Fitness buffs: Tell us how you like your Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
"In the search for a truly great fitness smartwatch, reviews editor Cherlynn Low tested the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active, the lower-cost version of last year's Galaxy Watch. At $200 the Galaxy Watch Active eschews the rotating bezel found on the higher..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/fitness-buffs-tell-us-how-you-like-your-samsung-galaxy-watch-ac/Amazon wants to write the rules regulating facial recognition tech
" Amazon is drafting laws to regulate facial recognition technology, Vox reports. Supposedly, the company hopes that federal lawmakers will adopt its proposal as legislation. "Our public policy team is actually working on facial recognition regulations..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/amazon-facial-recognition-laws-regulation/Google shutters Bulletin, its hyperlocal news experiment
" Google is ending its hyperlocal news experiment Bulletin. Similar to Nextdoor, Bulletin was a blog-like service that allowed users to post stories with video and photo content to the app. People nearby could see those posts, and they could appear in Google Se…"
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/google-bulletin-shuts-down-news-app/Sneaky tactics lead to millions of malware-laden Android app downloads
" Reports of malware-laden Android apps with millions of downloads are becoming a monthly occurrence. Google recently removed 25 more apps from the Play Store after Symantec discovered that they shared similar malicious code structure. These apps, whic..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/millions-malware-android-app-downloads/DeNiro is in top form in Netflix's 'The Irishman' trailer
" Netflix has released a new trailer for Marin Scorsese's next movie, The Irishman. The movie reunites Scorsese with Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci, the three of whom made a little know movie together called Goodfellas. Building on the teaser the company..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/the-irishman-netflix-robert-de-niro/Uber brings all of its services into a single app in new test
"Uber's app is getting a bit of a refresh. In fact, it's getting a couple of refreshes. At an event in San Francisco, the company announced that it would be testing out various versions of its Uber app with users all over the globe."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/uber-app-rewards/FazeClan is working on an esports collab with Manchester City
" Today, Manchester City announced that it's joining forces with the esports company FaZe Clan. The collaboration is meant to provide new experiences for football (aka soccer) and gaming fans and to bring the two groups together. Manchester City and Fa..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/manchester-city-faze-clan-esports-football/FCC approves additional $950 million for broadband in Puerto Rico
" The FCC is making good on its plans to further fund Puerto Rican broadband. Commissioners have voted in favor of an additional $950 million to "improve, expand and harden" communications in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Over $500 million o..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/fcc-approves-950-million-for-puerto-rico-broadband/Questlove is moving his podcast from Pandora to iHeartRadio
" After helping Pandora transform itself into an original content creator, Tonight Show musical director Questlove is taking his podcast and talents to iHeartMedia. As part of a new deal, the company will air fresh episodes of Questlove Supreme on its..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/questlove-supreme-pandora-iheartradio/Watch the Oculus Connect 6 day 2 keynote at 1PM ET
" Yesterday's Oculus Connect 6 keynote was a doozy. We learned that the standalone Quest headset would soon play PC VR games; it's getting hand tracking next year; and that Facebook is building a new social VR world called Horizon. Oh yeah, it's also a..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/oculus-connect-6-keynote-day-2/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 